The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-29
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ne GOOD rortuas which Grew Ous %
John's " ell Directed Fclit<nsss-
John Harvey had been clerk In =
country store in Vermont since he was
fifteen years old. and he was now
twenty. He had been reared and ed
ucatsd by his mother. who was no
longer very young when John was
born. and consequently entering upon
the infirmifies Of old age when her
boy had arrived At the years at man
hood Her husband was long since
dead
John was = handsome country lad
active. obliging and courteous These
qualities attracted the attention Of >
New York merchant who was spend
ing n summer month in Vermont. and
he offered him situation in his store
Although Johns mother knew how
| more than lonely she would be without
her boy. she felt how valuable this
chance would prove 90 him. and %
gave her consent 10 his going
/ Il know my boy will not forget ms
mother" she said And one thing.
NV child" she added. ''iet me impress
upon You. You will b. surrounded by
ciddv fellow-clerks. many who vii
look with contempt upon humbly-clae
people who come 70 buy. and ONLY
serve them with reluctance-perhap'
rudeness. Never forget your mother
and that the humblest woman may b
somebody's dear old mother And re
member. too. what you have man'
times read in your school reader. tina
Appearances are often deceiving. ans
thar well-filled purse may lie In tn
pocket II q rusty coat"
That was the mothers advice. and
turned cut that John needed IL HI
great iron dry-goods shop in Broad
wav. With its white facade and count
ers inside hcspcd high with marvelon
fabrics. was indeed change 20 John
and the richly and aStonishly dresses
women in great contrast 70 the ceuntr
DANES in sun bonnets and ginghar
gowns thai he had been accus
toned 20 serve But now an
then came customers from IN
country: there was no mistakin
them. Their dresses had home-mat
look and their bonnets utterly lackin
the peculiar sudacity Of city hats
They preferred their requests in u m
ia wav. A. IL feeling lost and strange
and uncertain il they had any bushes
in so grand shop; the clerks snuhbe
them or were insolent But 20 job
the country faces were always plea
} ant. and he was invariably 80 notic'
ably kind to rural customers that n
! counter regy soon became the cente
Of country custom His fellow-clers
would sing out. when there Was An Al
} pearance Of country cousins" Gu
TONERS for You. Harveyr' or. "Hel
{ come some ofHarvey's friendsr'
But one day the country wcms
! missed the every obliging clerk m
upon inquiry were told that he n
been transferred TO the cloak dePar
ment Very well! one old lady vi
. had q young girl with her said y
q wanted to buy : cloak. So up-stai
? they went--a qnaint-looking pair III
I set the clerks in giggl
|. and they slyly winkcd q
blinked at each other n tn
sent round the password: Harvey
friends" Good luck 70 you Ha
: vey." laughed one. '.Now's 20
!. chance 70 get rid Of those last year
. beaver sacqucsi Nav Be they will
q as high as ten dollarsr'
: But IL the old lady and her niece b
: been dowager and princess. they ccu
;. not have been more courteously tire:
= Cd than they were BY john She
Il somebody's dear old mother. Ill vi
y rant he said 70 himself. and then
n ! pleasant manner asked her what ;
y would like to see
q s.velvet cloaksr' she replied.
n John took from the hooks II
r wnrdrobcs cloaks varying In price fr'
3 Fifty to three hundred dollars. !
& clerks kept up their fun at Johns I
= pense. but he did not care After g
. siderable delay in making up
nt mind. the old lady said she want
% some furs and would like 70 see b
= such and such FIR would look cveI
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